PORTLAND — MaineHealth’s Access to Care Program is celebrating 20 years of helping vulnerable populations gain access to comprehensive affordable health care and improving the quality of life in…
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‘While the social and networking aspects of the Club are valuable and enjoyable, helping people in our community is more important.’
The Belfast Rotary Club has made a donation to Belfast’s “Keep the Faith” fund in support of nearly 140 workers displaced by the recent Penobscot McCrum potato plant fire and another to support…
ROCKLAND — “When it snows, bright yellow Fisher plows appear on trucks throughout the region, keeping residents safe by clearing roads and driveways,” said United Midcoast Charities (UMC), in a…
What do soft shell clams, bird houses, a rain-barrel system, a community garden, a GPS Camera drone kit and binoculars have in common? All will enhance special programs at local schools, and all…
assuming the UMA leadership post on Aug. 1
Following the unanimous approval of the University of Maine System Board of Trustees, Chancellor Dannel Malloy today, April 7, 2022, named Michael Laliberte as President of the University of Maine…
Gov. Janet Mills: ‘reach an agreement that averts the need for such a drastic, damaging move’
PORTLAND – On April 6, MaineHealth announced to the state that its Portland hospital, Maine Medical Center, was pulling out of the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine health insurance…
First National Bank recently announced that it has made donations totaling $17,500 to twenty-nine food pantries in the bank’s market area. “First National Bank is grateful for the critical…
opinionated at any speed
A robin redbreast hopping about the soggy lawn may be the first sign of spring at your house; at mine, it’s the arrival of a real car after four months of winter-worthy AWD sport-utes. This year,…
The Town of Rockport is one of 34 stream crossing projects funded this round by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The funds will result in new or improved fish passage…
BLUE HILL — Work has begun at 57 Water Street in Blue Hill. Construction started late last month as crews prepare for the hospital modernization project with expected completion in 2023, according…
BRUNSWICK — For the next several weeks, Maine Department of Transportation crews will be performing maintenance work on the bridges that connect Route 196 with the northbound side of Route 1 in…
WALDOBORO — Pen Bay Medical Center will permanently close its Waldoboro Outpatient Physical & Occupational Therapy office, located at 40 Washington Street, effective Thursday, April 7.
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ROCKPORT — It has been a three-month construction pause, but April 1, the Rockport Code Enforcement Officer issued once again a permit to 20 Central Street LLC, the company that is in the process…
April 16, 2022, marks the 50th year since Marcy Moore van der Kieft opened the door at 74 Elm Street, Camden, thus introducing Midcoast Maine to the newest women’s clothing boutique and fine gift…
ELLSWORTH and BLUE HILL — Northern Light Blue Hill and Maine Coast Hospitals announce a change in their visitation policy.
“The hospitals have waited for a time to safely allow visitors…
OUT Maine announces Katie Lutts (she/her) has joined the OUT Maine team as its new School Engagement Coordinator.
Lutts is a 2007 graduate of the University of Maine with a Kinesiology and…
with a focus on Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties
The Hive Mortgage Solutions has announced the hiring of Stan Grunder as its newest mortgage loan originator. Grunder will be covering the entire state of Maine with a focus on Lincoln, Knox and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate confirmed five new nominees to the State Workforce Board (SWB), as well as five returning members, in a vote held Tuesday morning.
The five new SWB members,…
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Intuit Inc., the maker of the popular TurboTax tax filing software, by issuing an administrative complaint against the company for deceiving…
Dependability, Service, Leadership, patriotism
At their March 19 meeting, Lady Knox Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution honored this year’s recipients of the DAR Good Citizens Award: Magnolia Vinci of the Watershed School in…
‘Life Is A Sweet Celebration’
CAMDEN — Walk-ins to a storefront in Camden this week are being turned away from ordering gourmet cupcakes, and that’s a promising sign. As bad as Vicki Murray feels about leaving people empty-…
A coalition of six associations is proud to announce that it has opened an online tourism career center. The coalition includes the Maine Tourism Association, HospitalityMaine, Retail Association…
one of two programs in New England to earn three-year accreditation
PORTLAND — Maine Medical Center (MMC) has earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons…
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Acura is, of course, Honda’s posh brand, and the RDX is Acura’s two-row sport-utility vehicle—smaller and more dynamic than Acura’s MDX, better-equipped and more luxurious, powerful and expensive…
BELFAST — The Cooperative Maine Business Alliance (CMBA) will hold its 8th annual Principle Six Conference on April 2 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The P6 conference…
Registration is now open for a one-day professional development program, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Social and Human Services Training & Workshop, on May 20, from 9:30 a.m.–noon,…
Bathroom/Break-Room campaign
Goodwill is breaking the silence of domestic abuse in a big way with Finding Our Voices Survivor-posters in the dressing rooms and employee break rooms of every one of its retail stores, offices,…
AUGUSTA — Buyer demand for Maine real estate continues to fuel a competitive market, and a lower-than-normal supply of single-family existing homes for sale…
Wednesday, July 27 - Sunday, July 31, 2022
UNION — Union Fair has signed a multi year contract with Smokey’s Greater Shows to bring midway carnival rides to the 151st Annual Union Fair - Maine Wild Blueberry Festival, according to Union…
Camden International Film Festival
CAMDEN, Maine and LOS ANGELES, California — TV5MONDE USA and the Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) have announced that the 2021 …
BELFAST — Creative Learning and Performance (CLAP!) has received a $3,000 grant from the Maine Expansion Arts Fund of the Maine Community Foundation for the continued development of a marionette…
opinionated at any speed
Referring to its 50-plus years of building off-road motorcycles, ATVs and similar rugged vehicles, Honda likes to say that it has “a long history of getting dirty.” This new-for-‘22 TrailSport…
ORONO — Social media influencers are some of the most powerful celebrities of the internet era, and verification — the blue check mark that indicates the account has been vetted…
59 high schools, 11 counties
The Worthington Scholarship Foundation is offering $7 million in scholarships to eligible Class of 2022 graduates from 59 high schools in Franklin, Hancock, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot,…
The Lions Clubs from Camden, South Thomaston, and Waldoboro are launching a joint scholarship effort this spring to aid graduating high school students at the Mid-Coast School of Technology (MCST…
enabling a greater investment in value-based models of care, emphasizing preventive services and chronic care management
MaineHealth has signed a letter of intent to enter into a long-term partnership with agilon health (NYSE: AGL), a company that empowers physicians to transform community health.
Through the…
CAMDEN — West Bay Rotary is once again accepting grant requests to support local causes, having suspended last year’s grants due to COVID.
Twice a year, the Club, through its Charitable…
LIBERTY — At the end of last year, Liberty Graphics, a locally-based screen-printing business specializing in science and nature-themed T-shirts, developed a Sunflower & Bees T-shirt for their…
Press release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Coastal Communities Workforce Inc. has received a total of $800,000 to help…
AUGUSTA — A bill from Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, to improve the effectiveness of the Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit Program has passed in the Senate. An amended version of LD 1941, “An Act To…
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AUBURN — Local businesses and organizations are lining up to see who can pull a CRJ-200 Jet Aircraft 20 feet in the fastest time, all to raise critical funding for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-…
Measure would help municipalities tackle the “dark store theory” issue
AUGUSTA — The Maine House of Representatives gave initial approval Wednesday to a bill from Rep. Ann Matlack, D-St. George, which will clarify state law for municipal assessors and property owners…
PORTLAND — ecomaine has launched its call for schools in its member communities to propose projects focused on waste diversion for up to $5,000 in funding. Projects that focus on waste reduction…
The Maine Lobster Festival donated a total of $1,250 to AIO Food & Energy Assistance and Pope Memorial Humane Society at its recent Board of Directors meeting.
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small home repair and maintenance for seniors
Aging Well in Waldo County (AWWC) celebrates its second-year partnership with the Masons of Waldo County District 8. The Masons’ Elder Outreach program is a way to support seniors to find it…
SEARSPORT — Aaron Fethke, Esq. and the Fethke Law Offices, in Searsport, have announced that attorney Laurie W. Jones, Esq. is joining the firm. Jones’s family has been in the Searsport community…
After a nationwide search, the board of directors of Maine State Credit Union voted unanimously to appoint Maine native and current Executive Vice President Stephen Wallace, of Lincolnville, as…
Student leaders are encouraged to apply for the Chet Jordan Leadership Award at the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF).
A native of Portland, Jordan graduated from South Portland High…
BELFAST — Two new affordable housing developments have been recently completed on Wight Street in Belfast, and are already at full capacity, according to the Belfast City Manager’s Office, in a…
ROCKLAND — In letters to the public March 4, both the City of Rockland and RSU 13 have announced the easing of mask restrictions in their departments.
The City announced that with the…
